How Does Chewing Gum Affect Your Blood Sugar?

What Are The Other Benefits of Chewing a Gum?

Aside from helping to satiate your hunger, chewing a gum also provides benefits which help fight diabetes dental problems. The dental benefits include:

  • Increases salivation – it helps to clean out your tooth surface.
  • Reduce cavities – experts have said that chewing a gum can reduce your risk cavities by about 40 percent.
  • Protective effects against dental decay – although not all, but certain gums actually come with protective effects. They also have antibacterial properties that help to prevent your possibility of getting tooth decay.

So as you can see, chewing a gum is not really that bad after all. The key is in choosing the right type of gum.

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